Of the 938.2 million proximity mobile payment users worldwide, over two-thirds reside in China and India. Consumer adoption is still in its early days for most markets, but there will be fast growth in retailer support and usage over the next few years.

Internet users are making the jump to smartphone usage, encouraged by falling prices for handsets. Between 2018 and 2022, the share of worldwide internet users with a smartphone will rise from 74.0% to 80.2%.

Influencer marketing is mainstream, but the way in which marketers work with influencers varies from country to country. Here are the platforms, paths to purchase and regulations for 13 key countries and regions.

eMarketer estimates worldwide digital travel sales will grow by 11.7% in 2017 to $612.91 billion. Asia-Pacific will become the world’s largest digital travel market in terms of sales, surpassing North America for the first time.